CMS Legal FAQ
Where is CMS Legal headquartered?
CMS Legal is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
When was CMS Legal founded?
CMS Legal was founded in 1999.
CMS Legal is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
CMS Legal was founded in 1999.
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4,
Frankfurt 60311
Germany
+49 69 717 010
www.cms.law
CMS Legal is a multinational tax and legal advisory firm. Firm expertise spans banking & finance, capital markets, consumer products, corporate, dispute resolution, employment, energy, hotels/leisure, infrastructure, insolvency, IP, life science, private equity, real estate, tax, technology, media, and telecom. CMS Legal was established in 1999 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.
| Year | ≤ '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | T |
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| Buyside (4.2/yr) | 25 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 46 |
| Sellside (4.2/yr) | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 44 |
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| Target Company | Date | Value | Type |
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| Sign-up to View | 2025-10-31 | - | Manufacturing |
| Sign-up to View | 2025-04-30 | - | Consumer Products |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-10-09 | - | Business Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-10-07 | - | Life Science |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-09-30 | - | Software |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-09-01 | - | Internet Software and Services |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-08-07 | - | Information Technology |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-07-22 | - | Engineering |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-07-10 | - | Food |
| Sign-up to View | 2024-06-24 | 3.9B EUR | Software |
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| Leisure | Sign-up to View | ||
| E-Commerce | Sign-up to View | ||
| Building Materials | Sign-up to View | ||
| Medical Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Forest Products | Sign-up to View | ||
| Plastics | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Communications | Sign-up to View | ||
| Energy Services and Equipment | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Media | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Consumer Services | Sign-up to View | ||
| Agriculture | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Marketing | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Channel Islands | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Luxembourg | Sign-up to View | ||
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| Type | # | Value | |
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| PE Firms (33) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
| Corporate (48) | Deals |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
| Value | # | TOTAL |
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| > $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| $100M to $1B | Sign-up to View | |
| < $100M | Sign-up to View | |
| TOTAL | Sign-up to View | |
| Largest |
Aareon AG $4.4B (2024-06-24) |
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